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[Mook]

2021 Ram 1500 TRX First Drive Review: More Than An Engine

The Ram 1500 TRX packs a supercharged Hellcat V8 and some of the best off-road features you’ll find anywhere.

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The Ram TRX starts at $69,995, which means you definitely will have to pay to play in the dirt. And with options like advanced safety, carbon fiber trim, and the bed-mounted spare – among others – our tester costs closer to $90,000. With a few more options, you can hike the price to over $100,000. That's a lot of money for a truck, even one with 702 horses – especially when you consider the Raptor starts at just $53,455 comparatively.

But the Ram TRX is more than just a Hellcat engine shoved into a 1500. Yes, it is stupid fast and wonderfully loud, like you'd expect – you'll beat pretty much any other truck between stoplights. Instead, it's the careful and thoughtful engineering applied to the suspension and chassis that makes this truck so damn special and so capable. Illogical or not, the Ram TRX is the pinnacle of performance truck engineering.

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[Lead Pipe]

This may sound asinine but I'm between buying a C8 in a few years or upgrading the C5 and replacing my truck with a used TRX.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[SirMarco]

This may sound asinine but I'm between buying a C8 in a few years or upgrading the C5 and replacing my truck with a used TRX.

I'm looking to wait about a year to find a slightly used one for much less.

 

[Shawn1112]

I'm looking to wait about a year to find a slightly used one for much less.

2yrs, you will find a low mileage one for a steal. I waited 2yrs on both my HC and TH

 

[SirMarco]

2yrs, you will find a low mileage one for a steal. I waited 2yrs on both my HC and TH

Was just talking to another buddy about this today. He said the same thing. Wait two years, not one.

 

[Blood on Blood]

2 sec faster than Raptor. Raptor in the video has a $14k dealer mark up, which is ridiculous

 

[frank]

Hennessey Dyno Tests The Ram TRX - Disappointment Follows

Earlier this year, Hennessey unveiled the Mammoth 1000, a modified version of the already comically powerful Ram 1500 TRX. While the stock TRX produces 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, the Mammoth 1000 generates 1,012 hp and 969 lb-ft, dropping the zero to 60 mph sprint time to just 3.2...

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[Chester Copperpot]

To save everyone time on the useless drivel of finding the two sentences worth a fuck:

Nevertheless, following the test, the TRX returned figures of 583 hp and 571 lb-ft at the rear wheels. Due to unavoidable drivetrain losses, that represents a 17 percent loss of power. That's a notable loss, but it's still more than what we expect the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor will manage from its 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine once Ford confirms these figures.

That sure seems like a pretty acceptable loss. I think the 2010-2014 Raptors had upwards of 20-25% loss with the 6.2/6R. 411hp and people were dyno'ing at 330-340.

 

[SirMarco]

I saw one in the wild this morning. I rolled up to LA Fitness in Dundee to get my standard morning workout in. As I pull into the lot I'm greeted by this amazing truck. It looks way better in person. I was floored and instantly jealous. I wish I was out when the owner came out to listen to it start up.

 

[WhiteKnuckle]

Same, saw one in warrenville yesterday. Truck looked bad ass. I can’t imagine paying that much for fuel all the time though.